September 2006

Maybe bagged lettuce and spinach aren’t worth the convenience. The CDC and FDA have now confirmed 146 people from 23 states as becoming ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating bagged spinach. 76 of those people have been hospitalized; 23 with HUS. This may be just one more example of a systemic problem that’s been plaguing the…

146 cases

76 hospitalized

23 hus

71 % female

23 states

What is most important is that the New Mexico Health Department confirmed a positive from an open Dole baby spinach bag; packed by Natural Selection

We are now up to 23 states, 146 cases

As of 1 PM (ET) September 20, 2006, Wednesday, 146 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 23 states.

Among the ill persons, 76 (52%) were hospitalized, 23 (16%) developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic-uremic…

September 19th, 2006 @ 5:55pm
KSL TV Salt Lake City
Ed Yeates Reporting

"I think you have to step back and go, ‘well, maybe convenience and money aren’t worth it.’"

A Seattle attorney and advocate for change in the produce industry says, though convenient, maybe bagged produce isn’t such a good idea after all. As…

It is great when the Washigton Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times all cover the same story — perhaps there will be a behavior change in the lettuce and spinach industry.  My question is where are the politicians?  Where is the call for concern?  Another question – why have the producers of this…

The E. coli outbreak that has been linked to Spinach has sickened over 100 in 20 states.  Marler Clark has ben retained by 18 families and is investigating 22 other cases in several states.  We have filed lawsuits in Oregon, Wisconsin and Utah.  I have had several inquiries about prior outbreaks stemming from fresh spinach…

FROM PRESS REPORTS FROM OHIO:

Family: Spinach May Be Responsible For Baby Death

A Cambridge family would have celebrated their baby girl’s second birthday Saturday, but instead, they were searching for answersas to what caused Olivia Perkins, and three other children in the family, to contract E.coli. It was that bacteria that eventually took little…

Posted on September 15, 2006 and updated on September 16, 2006, by Bill Marler

Affected brands

Natural Selection Foods brands include: Natural Selection Foods, Pride of San Juan, Earthbound Farm, Bellissima, Dole, Rave Spinach, Emeril, Sysco, O Organic, Fresh Point, River Ranch, Superior, Nature’s Basket, Pro-Mark, Compliments, Trader Joe’s, Ready Pac, Jansal Valley, Cheney Brothers,…